Kyiv - An Opera House in Wartime

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24 min

Kyiv - An Opera House in Wartime (1/4)

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Kyiv - An Opera House in Wartime (4/4)

The Next Generation

Kyiv - An Opera House in Wartime (1/4)Dancing to Resist

24 min

Available until 12/07/2026

Documentaries and Reportage

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kyiv Opera continues to perform despite the war. The fifteen members of the company tell of how their art has acquired a new and vital patriotic dimension.

Photography © Oleksandra Zlunitsyna

Director

Eric De Lavarene

Author

Aliona Zagurovska
Priscilla Pizzato
Eric De Lavarene

Production

AGAT FILMS ET CIE

Country

France

Year

2022

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